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Life on the high seas #16060716 05/06/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152 T TheKid OP Campfire Outfitter
OP TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	Time again for my annual fishing report. Been a weird year with a late spring for us and cool water temps. But hey, work sucks and I hate mowing the grass so we’re fishing. An unusually cold week in February killed a bunch of our shad making bait tough to come by. We have a pond that’s plumb full of little 3” perch though so plan B isn’t a problem. Been catching a few catfish and the bite is getting better every day. Nothing big yet but the big girls have to eat and they’ll be going into overdrive soon in preparation for the spawn. The trolling is a conflict for me, the boy loves to ride in the boat and run the motor but it coincides with the best catfishing. The best plan is to troll when it’s nice and catfish when it’s blowing. Or on weekends troll early, nap, and catfish until 1am or so. Hard to pass up a bucketful of saugeye, not much that swims in freshwater that’s better tablefare. We killed it last night dragging plugs, a bunch of nice eyes plus a bonus of decent crappie and a couple big sandies. More to come....

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Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060723 05/06/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,842 Galt's Gulch Colorado D Dess Campfire Tracker
Dess Campfire Tracker D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,842 Galt's Gulch Colorado	Good times making memories. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060762 05/06/21
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,940 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana
New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,940 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario	Love it Mate !!! Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060768 05/06/21
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,080 Adirondack Mountains N nyrifleman Campfire Outfitter
nyrifleman Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,080 Adirondack Mountains	That young man is loving life! “Factio democratica delenda est"

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060782 05/06/21
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,094 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,094 south texas-Corpus Christi	that whipper snapper needs come fish the salt someday. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

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Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060815 05/06/21
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,350 907novacancynenana atvalaska Campfire Ranger
atvalaska Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,350 907novacancynenana	Nothing better for little kids then fishing, they don't have to freaking be big ones >they just have to get them some ...then you're hooked for life ! I work harder than a ugly stripper....

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060816 05/06/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152 T TheKid OP Campfire Outfitter
OP TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	Last nights haul. Ole Dad was cleaning and bagging fish until past bedtime, 4:45 came early today. For the electric knife naysayers A few incidentals. Never know what you might drag up out there. Funny looking little flathead.

Re: Life on the high seas atvalaska #16060824 05/06/21
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OP TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	Originally Posted by atvalaska Nothing better for little kids then fishing, they don't have to freaking be big ones >they just have to get them some ...then you're hooked for life ! This is the truth as far as I can see. I’ve never taken a kid fishing that didn’t end up having fun.

Re: Life on the high seas stxhunter #16060831 05/06/21
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OP TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	Originally Posted by stxhunter that whipper snapper needs come fish the salt someday. Someday Roger. Boy wants to go back to Alaska, he was born there but we left when he was 11 months old. Plan is when he’s 10 or 12 we’ll do a cast and blast bear and fish trip. Of course I’ve never fished the gulf and would like to so we might have to go down there in the meantime.

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060836 05/06/21
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 66,761 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 66,761 TN	Pretty good haul. 👍😎

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Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060846 05/06/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,661 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna
wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,661 Iowa/NW Ontario	NICE! These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060856 05/06/21
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 58,975 Next to the dump that Del Shan... 12344mag Campfire Kahuna
12344mag Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 58,975 Next to the dump that Del Shan...	Originally Posted by TheKid Lol, I used to hold my Dads Salmon poles just like that when I was his size. Paul "I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D. Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060867 05/06/21
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW	Nice sandy. Trolling, throwing crank baits? Originally Posted by TheKid Time again for my annual fishing report. Been a weird year with a late spring for us and cool water temps. But hey, work sucks and I hate mowing the grass so we’re fishing. An unusually cold week in February killed a bunch of our shad making bait tough to come by. We have a pond that’s plumb full of little 3” perch though so plan B isn’t a problem. Been catching a few catfish and the bite is getting better every day. Nothing big yet but the big girls have to eat and they’ll be going into overdrive soon in preparation for the spawn. The trolling is a conflict for me, the boy loves to ride in the boat and run the motor but it coincides with the best catfishing. The best plan is to troll when it’s nice and catfish when it’s blowing. Or on weekends troll early, nap, and catfish until 1am or so. Hard to pass up a bucketful of saugeye, not much that swims in freshwater that’s better tablefare. We killed it last night dragging plugs, a bunch of nice eyes plus a bonus of decent crappie and a couple big sandies. More to come....

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060871 05/06/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152 T TheKid OP Campfire Outfitter
OP TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go.

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060912 05/06/21
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW	Originally Posted by TheKid We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go. flicker shads work great for sandies, smallmouth trolled. I use lead core line. Thanks

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16060974 05/06/21
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 18,979 Central MS BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger
BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 18,979 Central MS	Great pics! Thanks for sharing. Dave �The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16061044 05/06/21
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,638 T troublesome82 Campfire Regular
troublesome82 Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,638	Really cool pics!

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16061055 05/06/21
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,940 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana
New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,940 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario	Originally Posted by TheKid We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go. Was just about to ask what you like pulling ! Thanks. What depth you getting them in ? Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16061147 05/06/21
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,687 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,687 Michigan, In , Boon	Great Catch, little man getting big! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: Life on the high seas TheKid #16061175 05/06/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,484 Western NY State 22250rem Campfire Outfitter
22250rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,484 Western NY State	Those are some great, lifetime memory pictures. Wish I had some pics of myself when I was about that age in my grandfathers aluminum boat. But back in the 1950's folks like him didn't lug around cameras except on holidays & special events.

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